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Vocab List 13

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A confusing or difficult problem

a)

conundrum

b)

vitriol

c)

quell

d)

awry

2.

a plan that doesn't work out goes _____________.

a)

awry

b)

loquacious

c)

quell

d)

vitriolic

3.

someone who talks a lot would be described as ____________

a)

awry

b)

loquacious

c)

quell

d)

conundrum

4.

A statement is _________________ if it is bitterly criticizing or very mean.

a)

vitriolic

b)

quell

c)

loquacious

d)

awry

5.

cruel and bitter criticism (noun)

a)

vitriol

b)

quell

c)

awry

d)

conundrum

6.

to put an end to or stop - usually using force

a)

quell

b)

vitriolic

c)

conundrum

d)

awry

7.

No matter how thoroughly a plan is made, it can always go _____________ when Mother Nature is involved.

a)

conundrum

b)

awry

c)

loquacious

d)

vitriolic

8.

My most recent _________________ is how to get all three kids to swim practice and back before it is bedtime, which is problematic since swimming only ends at 7:45 and bedtime is 8:00.

a)

conundrum

b)

awry

c)

vitriol

d)

loquacious

9.

My third period class is so talkative, I would definitely call them ________________.

a)

loquacious

b)

awry

c)

vitriolic

d)

conundrum

10.

Every time I see ET on the television, I must ____________ my fear, and force it to go away.

a)

quell

b)

vitriol

c)

conundrum

d)

awry

11.

In order to ______________ the talking in third period, Mrs. Keim began writing students up for disrupting class.

a)

quell

b)

vitriol

c)

conundrum

d)

loquacious

12.

Everyone was shocked at Ethan's _________________ rant - no one had ever heard such mean things come out of his mouth before!

a)

quell

b)

vitriolic

c)

loquacious

d)

awry

13.

The ________________ that filled the parent's email to Mr. Heath caused him to arrange for a meeting to quell the harassment.

a)

vitriol

b)

conundrum

c)

loquacious

d)

awry

14.

The scientists were faced with a _______________ that they had no solution for, but they vowed they would work until they could solve the puzzle.

a)

vitriol

b)

quell

c)

conundrum

d)

loquacious

15.

Although I planned to only have 10 questions on this assignment, that went _______________ when I kept thinking of more sentences to include.

a)

quell

b)

awry

c)

loquacious

d)

vitriol